What is that fallin' out of your eyes   What is that rollin' on down your shirt   Thunder and lightening from a bloodshot sky   This time its lookin' like a permanent hurt      What is that lipstick up on his sleeve   Where's the forgiveness that's stronger than dirt   Can't get the words out when you ask him to leave   This time its lookin' like a permanent hurt      A permanent hurt, yeah, a permanent hurt   The pain and the memories do the dirty work   Promises broken, hearts on red alert   The surface will heal but it's feelin' like a permanent hurt      What were you thinkin' when you fell in love   What were you thinkin' in that little black skirt   Bet you a rainbow you weren't thinkin' of   Scuffin' your heels up on a permanent hurt      It's all temporary like the big book says   Ashes to ashes, baby, dust to dust   Something gets scary, someone turns their head   Somebody winds up with a permanent hurt      A permanent hurt, yeah, a permanent hurt   The pain and the memories do the dirty work   Promises broken, hearts on red alert   The surface will heal but it's feelin' like a permanent hurt